Tag: fire
30 Fire Fighters Killed As Blaze Topples Tehran's Oldest Trade Tower
At least 30 Iranian fire fighters were killed in a blaze that brought down a multi-storeyed commercial building in Tehran, state media reported on Thursday. ....
Samsung Blames Batteries For Galaxy Note 7 Fires
Samsung Electronics on Monday said its months-long probe into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has established that faulty batteries were the main problem, not the device's hardware design or software.....
Fire Near Rail Tracks Hits Peak Hour Mumbai Commuters
A massive fire near the Central Railway (CR) tracks at Masjid Bunder station severely disrupted evening peak hour traffic hitting tens of thousands of commuters bound for home here on Monday.....
Portion Of Landmark Connaught Place Structure Collapses
A portion of a Connaught Place building near the iconic Jain Book Depot collapsed on Thursday, raising concerns about the safety of buildings in the early 20th century shopping hub of the capital that is counted among the top heritage structures in New Delhi. ....
Afghan Diplomat Killed In Firing In Karachi
An official of the Afghan consulate in this Pakistani city was shot and killed by a guard on Monday, Dawn reported. ....
Actor Kushan Tandon saved his co-actor Jennifer Winget on "Beyhadh" set which caught fire while they were shooting a scene.....
15,000 Filipinos Homeless After Manila Fire
Around 15,000 people in the Philippines took to the streets in a slum here on Wednesday after a fire, lasting for more than six hours, razed entire rows of houses, a media report said.....
Sasikala Can't Be General Secretary: AIADMK Leader
AIADMK leader E. Madhusudanan on Friday said he had sent a petition to the Election Commission not to recognise V.K. Sasikala as General Secretary of Tamil Nadu's ruling party.....
SC Ban On Sale, Stocking Of Firecrackers To Remain
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lift its order banning the sale and stocking of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) as it was told that cracker fumes can have serious consequences on people's health.....
Heavy Firing Exchanges On LoC After Pakistan Violates Ceasefire
Heavy firing exchanges continued on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday after Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions, a defence official said.....
